Fed Ned some cucumber today....it would be a huge understatement to say he loved it. He spent the next ten minutes tramping round his enclosure sniffing out spots where the juice dripped...
Wait untill he tries Mazuri!
That is exactly why i gave it to him. He has gotton his appetite back...hiwever this in itself has other side effects I thought i was going to have trouble getting him to eat it. He was more than willing.Do they need to eat much to produce laxitive effects? Vet recommended liquid paraffin.Hi Cathy, I have only tried moistened 'dried' food a few times with my tort and he turned his nose up at it each time so he always has fresh. I believe there is a similar product to mazuri available in the UK but I can't remember the name sorry.
Lola absolutely loves cucumber too but because it is watery and has little nutritional value (if any) I only give some to Lola if she seems constipated, or if I am introducing new foods I will just drip the juice from a cucumber or tomato onto it because the smell encourages him to try it.
Anything with a high water content would have a laxative effect. Depending on the type of your tortoise, you have many options.
If you're just trying to get him to eat again. Cucumber as stated is not very nutritious but since your little guy loves it so much, begin to mix it finely chopped with some more appropriate foods. Then use less and less cucumber.
I grate cucumber to a mush which seems to work more quickly.That is exactly why i gave it to him. He has gotton his appetite back...hiwever this in itself has other side effects I thought i was going to have trouble getting him to eat it. He was more than willing.Do they need to eat much to produce laxitive effects? Vet recommended liquid paraffin.
I grate cucumber to a mush which seems to work more quickly.
In the US Liquid Paraffin is called mineral water and I have seen that recommended for constipation if given on leaves dipped in it. However when I tried to buy some in a pharmacy I was told you couldn't buy LP anymore. I haven't tried any other chemists.
Mine also likes aloe vera stems which has a laxative affect.